Any issues with the later F250 Superduty's with the 6.2 gas V8? I have read about the supposed "death wobble" with the steering. This truck I found has around 100K on it, was regularly serviced as it was a work truck for the first 100K miles and then only used for about 5K by the 2nd owner. Looking to purchase as a reliable tow vehicle and 2nd car when we need one. Looks good underneath, did Ford fix their rust issues by the time they got to the 3rd generation of the Superduty line?
A friend had one for a short period of time. The death wobble was real and the dealer couldn't fix it. The other annoyance he had is that the fuel tank was too small for the fuel burn rate when towing. He sold it for a Chevy because of the death wobble and is happier.
I had a bi-fuel 6.2 2013 F250 as a company vehicle for a good 8 months. In that time I put around 40,000 miles on it with absolutely no issues.
Mine was 4wd, and never exhibited the death wobble. Most of my driving was highway at 70-plus MPH for long periods of time.
With age comes suspension wear, and from what I've seen and read the only way to keep the death wobble away is to make sure there is absolutely NO slop in the front end. Any play is magnified by the number of joints used in the system, resulting in the death wobble.
They're a hell of a lot better than the 5.4 that Ford used prior, and they have survived a bagillion hateful miles in service trucks all over the place. The bodies seem to do well around here (Missouri). It's not an engine I would seek out, but I wouldn't walk away from a good deal either.
I don't know about the death wobble with these. I've had it bad in a couple Dodges and both times it was just trashed bushings.
Carfax shows the service history and it was in regularly for service at the same shop as it was a company vehicle. Looks like the tie rods have been replaced several times, universal joints on the driveshaft, upper and lower ball joints and axles, bearings and hubs over the course of 100K miles. Not sure if that was due to the wobble or just preventative maintenance, but good to see.
One more question on these F250's. I have two that are located in the same general area, so I can go drive them back to back. They are priced the same, one has 20,000 more miles on it but these are off lease work trucks that were maintained for the first 100K miles and turned in. One is 4WD and one is 2WD. Any real differences for my primary use which is towing a trailer and trips to the dump? 4WD would be nice in the winter but not using it to plow snow? What says the hive?
If this is going to be your only truck, I would very heavily lean 4wd. I always have at least one 4wd because there are times where it's tough to do my job without one. The 2wd should ride better, have less wear parts, get better mileage, and be cheaper, but getting stuck in the middle of nowhere with no cell service really sucks.
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